Mission StatementThe American Association for Wind Engineering (AAWE) was originally established as the Wind Engineering Research Council in 1966 to promote and disseminate technical information in the research community. In 1983 the name was changed to American Association for Wind Engineering and incorporated as a nonprofit professional organization. The multi-disciplinary field of wind engineering considers problems related to wind and associated water loads and penetrations for buildings and structures, societal impact of winds, hurricane and tornado risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, codes and standards, dispersion of urban and industrial pollution, wind energy and urban aerodynamics. Current
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Register and book your room on Marco Island now! Houston event in late September 2010. A selection of PDf files are available at this NOAA site that describe the recent modifications to the venerable Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. An NREL publication of the 2008 Workshop on wind-energy resorce and research needs will be of interest to many AAWE members. Click... |


